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It’s official: Seattle drivers really are terrible, study confirms

Between traffic and new construction, Seattle can feel like an obstacle course. But there’s another issue rooted deep in Seattle… Read More

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Zillow lights up Seattle HQ and waterfront Great Wheel to celebrate 10-year anniversary

Zillow’s celebration of its 10-year anniversary kicked off Tuesday night with dramatic lightings of its downtown Seattle headquarters building and the… Read More

New study shows how Seattle and S.F. compare on tech salaries and job-hopping

Seattle has certainly established itself as a prime location for technology companies looking to establish engineering centers outside of the… Read More

Seattle business leader wants to build an LGBTQ co-working innovation center

In 2008, Seattle’s LGBTQ Community Center shuttered its doors, an early sign of the Capitol Hill neighborhood’s evolution from gay haven… Read More

How this Seattle venture capitalist ended up being the subject of ESPN’s hilarious new ad campaign

As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So,… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Realizing the Potential of VR, Math Moves!, EuroSeattle 3, and more

Fans of virtual reality at CES 2016 witnessed the debut of new VR technology and the reviews that followed. The emerging ecosystem… Read More

Interactive map details thousands of plants, trees in Seattle’s arboretum

Seattle’s sprawling Washington Park Arboretum is a wonderful place to get lost, but a new interactive map for mobile devices will… Read More

Senior Zillow economist blames rising Seattle home prices on ‘Silicon Refugees’

A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. Zillow senior economist Aaron… Read More

Got a Seattle parking ticket? Startup hopes $100 credit makes it less painful

Finding street parking in Seattle may not be getting any easier, but coping with the shock of an expensive ticket… Read More

NYPD charges $36,000 for body-cam footage, while Seattle PD gives it away

When it comes to working with body cameras, the Seattle Police Department appears to be much savvier than counterparts in… Read More

Geek of the Week: Marketing exec David Hyslop on Seattle, ‘Shark Tank’, and the pros and cons of a moving workplace

If you’ve ever tried your luck at prospecting, chances are it involved a lot of sifting through rocks with a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The Pink Elephant Unicorn Competition, Ideas Ignited, and more

Interested in cyber hacking or cyber puzzles? The Pink Elephant Unicorn (PEUx2.5) “capture the flag” competition is bringing a fun… Read More

Bertha machine in December 2015

Governor stops Bertha in its tunneling tracks after sinkhole forms near troubled Seattle project

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said he was “seriously disappointed” and ordering a stop to the Bertha tunneling machine… Read More

Commentary: How Seattle is getting growth right

On Monday I noticed this article in my feed and was sucked in by the very first line: “Among the credible… Read More

A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle

Four decades ago, when author Terry Brooks published the first novel in his incredibly successful Shannara series, readers probably didn’t… Read More

The Year in Tech: The most important Seattle tech stories of 2015, as picked by GeekWire’s editors

When it comes to the Seattle tech stories that mattered in 2015 — major developments that will have a lasting… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: SPECTRA 2016, OrcaCon, WTIA Polar Bear Plunge, and more

The Pacific Science Center is bringing its geeky New Year’s Eve party back for the third year running. SPECTRA 2016:… Read More

Amazon launches new era with opening of first tower at new Seattle campus

Amazon employees made their way into the company’s new Doppler office tower near downtown Seattle for the first time on Monday… Read More

Guest Commentary: Don’t impose antiquated rules on the Sharing Economy

Seattle has been on the leading edge of many of the cultural shifts transforming our nation for nearly a quarter… Read More

Adam Tratt

Seattle startup CEO victim of terrifying carjacking

Haiku Deck CEO Adam Tratt was the victim of a frightening carjacking on Sunday afternoon, one which resulted in the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Challenges in Getting to Mars and Back, YPOS at Wildlights, and more

A Mars landing in the not-so-distant future is a real possibility, thanks to the space race between NASA and private ventures. But… Read More

Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region

View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for… Read More

Uber says it’s tired of waiting, calls on Port of Seattle to allow airport pickups ‘immediately’

Uber says tens of thousands of Seattle travelers walk out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport each month and pull out their… Read More

Podcast

Interview: New Groupon CEO Rich Williams says the local deals pioneer is undervalued, underestimated

Rich Williams, the new CEO of Groupon, is touring the company’s West Coast operations this week to meet with its core… Read More

Inside look: Amazon ready to start warming office towers with recycled data center heat in Seattle

It sounded crazy last year when Amazon first announced plans to warm its new office towers in Seattle with recycled heat from… Read More

Podcast

Interview: Facebook’s big Seattle engineering office prepares for even more growth

Facebook’s Seattle engineering office is the social networking giant’s largest outside of its Silicon Valley headquarters, with more than 500 engineers… Read More

Tech boom drives Seattle to become fourth richest city in U.S.

In this East Coast vs. West Coast battle, it looks like the West Coast is winning. According to a review… Read More

Seattle 10

Meet the Seattle 10: Innovative startups transforming everything from virtual reality to health care

Seattle startups are shaking up all sorts of industries, from gaming to health care to consumer Internet. And all of… Read More

Climate refugees? New study examines future impact of global warming on Pacific Northwest population

Forces of nature greater than the tech industry could be responsible for Seattle’s next population boom. That’s if you believe… Read More

Innovators for social good compete for $400k — and a chance to change the world — at SVP Fast Pitch forum

Tonight, 14 teams will compete in the SVP Fast Pitch finals for a share of nearly $400,000 in grants and investments.… Read More

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